71-year-old pedestrian killed in Tuscaloosa hit-and-run

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run wreck Saturday night on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit said.

Andrew Lee Perkins, 71, was killed after he was struck by a Toyota Corolla at Martin Luther King Boulevard and 21st Street, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Capt. Loyd Baker.

Baker said a 19-year-old woman was the driver of the vehicle and had two teenage passengers.

The driver struck Perkins with the front passenger side of the car after Perkins stepped off of the sidewalk into the roadway, Baker said.

She left the scene and drove to McKenzie Court, where the three teenagers met with the mother of one of the passengers. The woman drove the three back to the scene. Authorities took the vehicle as evidence, Baker said.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department Accident Reconstruction Unit was called to process the scene and the Homicide Unit was notified.

"Neither alcohol, nor any illegal substances, appear to be a contributing factor to this accident in regards to the driver or passengers in the vehicle," Baker said.

Baker said all parties were interviewed and have been released pending further investigation.